What Value stuff should be avoided?

taplady

For us its

bread
tea bags
coffee
toilet roll
fairy liquid

These are the main ones so I always try and get them on BOGOF if possible to stock up. I also make some but not all of my own bread.

I always try the value brands, we find Asda very good.

charlies_mum

Taplady,

I always used P G Tipps teabags, and then I tried Aldi's red label ones, and they are just as good

toria27

windowshopper100 wrote: »

Has anyone put a J-type cloth in the washer!
WS100

I buy the value blue clothes from tesco's and always wash them and they last at leat 3 washes for me.

taplady

charlies_mum wrote: »

Taplady,

I always used P G Tipps teabags, and then I tried Aldi's red label ones, and they are just as good

Thanks for that, we usually use Yorkshire tea,it is expensive but DH is fussy, might try and substitute some to see if he can tell!;)

susan1

buy all asdas value things except salad cream,mayonnaise and tea bags. the salad cream/mayonnaise tasted like liquid parafin (sp?) yuk

thriftlady_2

It's probably been said before, but don't assume that a 'value' product is always cheaper than the standard. I was thrilled to see Tesco Value dried apricots (we eat lots), but on close inspection of the unit price I saw they were more expensive than their standard apricots. So check those unit prices

windowshopper100

toria27 wrote: »

I buy the value blue clothes from tesco's and always wash them and they last at leat 3 washes for me.

Thanks toria - I didn't want to risk damaging the washer as I thought the cloth may disintergrate and mangle it - but I'll give it a go.

Cheers :T
WS100

Justamum

I will never buy cheap shoes again. You end up spending more when you have to replace them with decent ones, so go for the decent ones first!

I've usually bought the cheapest vacuum cleaner I can, but they don't work and break easily so I splashed out and bought a really good one which actually picks up fluff and hair.

I avoid like the plague any food with sulphur dioxide in it (or any other sulphur-type additive) as it really makes me feel ill. A lot of the "value" food contains sulphites as preservative.

soappie

My late Dad always considered whether anything was 'value for money' when he bought it rather than just 'value'. I.e. it's not how cheap or expensive something is, it's whether the price you're paying for it gives you good value. I've sort of picked that up.

Consequently, I *NEVER* buy cheap washing up liquid - you end up using twice as much so the 'value' is lost. Ditto loo rolls - I will buy the better quality ones when they are on offer and I stockpile as, to avoid the 'skid mark' crisis mentioned by WS100 earlier, you need to use twice as much as the cheaper stuff. There's always the ensuing danger of the drains blocking up because so much paper has been put down in 'one sitting'.

Chocolate? If it ain't Belgian, it ain't worth having and I tend to only get through one or two small boxes a year of Belgian chocolate than eat inferior chocolate everyday.

My one serious extravagance is Lurpak butter. But then I blame that on my childhood. My late Mum started us kids off on it and, how ever many times she tried to change the butter later, we'd all complain cause we could tell the difference. So she gave in trying to change

Tea? PG Tips - you need a good strong brew to keep you going through the day - another issue I have with my childhood - parents from oop north who were from a long line of serious tea drinkers :rotfl:

Oh and yes, I too have successfully put J-type cloths through the washing machine

Forgot to mention - I DO buy Mr T's tins of value chopped tomatoes as, once you've thrown the contents into a casserole with lots of herbs etc, the deficiency in taste is well masked.

BigMummaF

Sorry...I didn't know this thread existed till today:p

Reading thru this & the accompanying Value-U-Like, it's very obvious that opinion is personal;) For instance, some folk rave about MrT loo rolls & others hate them with a passion.

I have to agree with the statements about MrT crispies, but they ae fine in the crispie cake recipe.....oh & our Pup wouldn't eat them either:D
My lot would eat MrT white bread but not MrS
And it has got to be proper Not Poodles for the rare times they want a hot snack at work; no other variations will pass muster.

I also subscribe to the theory that we'll try something & if we like it---all well & good. If we don't, hopefully it's not too expensive an experiment.